Psalms 27:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 27:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 27:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 27:4 — KJV
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight”
— Psalms 27:4 (KJV)
Psalms 27:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 27:4
“And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 27:4: one, lord, seek
“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 27:4: one, thing, may
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 27:4: lord, may, dwell
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 27:4: lord, after, house
“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 27:4: thing, lord, house
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